Author: | Charles E. Gersch |
Editor: | Will Shortz |
1 S | 2 C | 3 H | 4 O | 5 O | 6 N | 7 E | 8 R | 9 C | 10 R | 11 A | 12 C | 13 K |
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14 T | O | O | L | B | O | X | E | 15 S | 16 L | E | T | H | E |
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17 E | N | U | M | E | R | A | T | E | 18 A | L | L | A | N |
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19 A | N | N | O | Y | 20 L | I | N | 21 Y | E | A | R | N |
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22 M | E | D | S | 23 S | T | E | A | 24 L | 25 E | R | I | E |
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26 E | R | E | 27 B | U | S | 28 T | I | 29 P | 30 G | O | D |
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31 R | Y | D | 32 E | R | S | 33 S | O | B | R | 34 I | E | T | Y |
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35 B | E | A | 36 N | E | R | I | E | S | ||||||
37 T | 38 U | 39 R | B | A | N | E | D | 40 D | O | L | 41 L | 42 A | 43 R |
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44 A | T | E | 45 D | N | A | 46 S | O | P | 47 A | N | O |
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48 K | E | G | 49 S | 50 A | R | 51 C | A | S | 52 S | P | I | T |
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53 E | N | A | C | 54 T | 55 E | E | L | 56 K | A | R | M | A |
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57 O | S | T | I | A | 58 S | C | A | 59 P | E | G | O | A | T |
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60 F | I | T | O | N | 61 T | I | M | E | T | A | B | L | E |
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62 F | L | A | N | K | 63 L | I | S | T | L | E | S | S |
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1. Tall glass : SCHOONER 9. First-rate : CRACK 14. “Home Improvement” accessories : TOOLBOXES 16. River of forgetfulness : LETHE 17. Rattle off : ENUMERATE 18. Haggard hero _____ Quatermain : ALLAN 19. Bug : ANNOY 20. China’s _____ Biao : LIN 21. Pine : YEARN 22. Pre _____ (future doctors) : MEDS 23. Quite a bargain : STEAL 25. Welland Canal outlet : ERIE 26. Riley’s “_____ I Went Mad” : ERE 27. “Speed” speeder : BUS 28. One may be foul : TIP 30. First word of the British national anthem : GOD 31. Winona and Mitch, e.g. : RYDERS 33. Kind of test : SOBRIETY 35. Cheap restaurants : BEANERIES 37. In Mideast attire : TURBANED 40. Hertz competitor : DOLLAR 44. Rusted : ATE 45. Kind of test : DNA 46. Bribe : SOP 47. 12 meses : ANO 48. Barroom supplies : KEGS 50. Spanish chests : ARCAS 52. It turns on the cooker : SPIT 53. Pass : ENACT 55. Anguilliform creature : EEL 56. Destiny : KARMA 57. Old Roman seaport : OSTIA 58. Blame unjustly : SCAPEGOAT 60. Be of the right size and shape for : FITON 61. Amtrak handout : TIMETABLE 62. Cut of meat : FLANK 63. Apathetic : LISTLESS |
1. Transoceanic transportation : STEAMER 2. Bondman of old? : CONNERY 3. Pursued vehemently : HOUNDED 4. “Stand and Deliver” star : OLMOS 5. Mind : OBEY 6. “Postman’s Creed” word : NOR 7. Glorifies : EXALTS 8. Fix a bandage : RETIE 9. Some soil : CLAY 10. 1935 Douglas Freeman biography : RELEE 11. Like some House seats : ATLARGE 12. Vehicle for Messala : CHARIOT 13. Supreme Court Justice : KENNEDY 15. Forum V.I.P. : SENATOR 23. Book of the Apocrypha : SUSANNA 24. Freudian topics : LIBIDOS 27. Moola : BREAD 29. Before surgery, informally : PREOP 32. Recession : EBB 33. But, in old Rome : SED 34. Map abbr. : ISL 36. Least removed : NEAREST 37. Parody : TAKEOFF 38. Eating _____ : UTENSIL 39. Race for the Queen’s Cup : REGATTA 41. Traveler’s warmer : LAPROBE 42. Barbarians : ANIMALS 43. Wheels : ROTATES 46. Deli purchase : SALAMI 49. Descendant : SCION 51. The “C” in C.S. Forester : CECIL 52. Actress Katey : SAGAL 54. Holding pen : TANK 56. Etta of old comics : KETT 59. Foot: Lat. : PES |
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 unique to Shortz Era but used previously.
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